San Diego

On life in L.A.

As the bright lights dimmed at Madison Square Garden on Sunday and the maintenance crew dissembled the hardwood floor, Simeon (Chicago) guard Derrick Rose sat on a folding table, having his ankle tape unwrapped by a...

Tom Backus of Wichita, Kan., is my E-mailer of the Week and would be a very early entry into my E-mailer Hall of Fame, if I had one. Just listen to this:

AFC EAST DIVISION

Their 6-5 record and butt ugly three-game losing streak aside, you knew the Giants had reached the desperation stage this week when the news came that they had called the dreaded "players only'' team meeting, always...